Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 174

When the Los Angeles Clippers traded Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the Feb. 7 trade deadline, it seemed like a clear signal that the Clippers were prepared to tank the rest of the season. Apparently, that was not the case. This past week, a report surfaced that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer still […]

Steve Ballmer is among the most excitable owners in all of professional sports. It’s common to see the former Microsoft CEO in his normal seat on the left baseline at Staples Center, rooting on his Los Angeles Clippers with the unabashed vigor normally reserved for anonymous super-fans. And as the Clippers continue working to get […]

The Los Angeles Clippers would actually be better of missing the playoffs this season. If the Clippers miss the postseason, they will earn a lottery pick. If they qualify, then the Boston Celtics will get their first-round draft pick. Don’t tell that to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, who wants his team to make the playoffs […]

Just like that, the All-Star break has come and gone. Now, about 70% of the NBA will be gearing up for the playoff race that’s expected to heat up as soon as the calendar flips to March. The L.A. Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings are in a dogfight for the eighth seed in […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers are now a few weeks into their new-look roster following the blockbuster trade that brought Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, and Mike Muscala (rerouted to the Lakers) to Los Angeles. In exchange, they sent Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers. The move was a clear […]

Zion Williamson is a freak of nature. No human being that big and strong should still be that explosive, quick, and skilled. The Duke freshman going first overall is practically a formality at this point— regardless of fit. For those of you who pay no attention to betting, that would mean you would have to […]

It was recently reported that the ticket prices for the highly-anticipated matchup between Duke and UNC rivals that of a significant NBA game. We all knew that all the hype surrounding the contest would lead to a hike in ticket prices, but a lot of people were still taken aback by how high the rates […]

News broke on Tuesday morning that former NBA power forward Michael Beasley is headed overseas. The 30-year-old will reportedly sign with China’s Guangdong Southern Tigers for the remainder of the season. Later Tuesday, reports surfaced including the dollar value of that contract. According to Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium.com: The Michael Beasley deal for the rest of […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s famed skyhook is definitely one of the most renowned moves in the history of the sport. However, as it turns out, very few players —  just one, to be exact — have approached the Hall of Famer about wanting to learn the shot. According to Abdul-Jabbar himself, this honor goes to newly acquired […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took the NBA world by surprise at this year’s trade deadline when they dealt Michael Beasley and promising young center Ivica Zubac to the crosstown rival Clippers in exchange for Mike Muscala. Zubac, a 21-year-old taken with the 32nd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, was a relative unknown to begin […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran center JaVale McGee was reportedly getting upset about his lack of playing time, and that’s one of the reasons why the franchise traded talented young big man Ivica Zubac to the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers traded Zubac and small […]

It’s safe to say Lou Williams has been on a tear lately. The Los Angeles Clippers guard racked up 30 points and 10 assists against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday in just 22 minutes on the court. That stat line has a certain significance about it: Lou Williams scored 30 points and dished out 10 […]

The L.A. Clippers made a splash at the trade deadline with the acquisition of center Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Lakers. It appears guard Lou Williams may have had a hand in the deal. Williams had heard about the reported interest in Zubac. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, he highly recommended the young […]

Before the Dallas Mavericks acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks, the big man gave the Knicks a list of four preferred trade destinations. The Mavs weren’t on that list, but the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors were, according to The New York Times’ Marc Stein: Kristaps Porzingis had […]

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Clippers suffered a tough 130-120 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Even worse, on Tuesday afternoon the league announced that Clippers center Montrezl Harrell would be fined for comments he made towards a fan during the game. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: The NBA has fined #Clippers center Montrezl Harrell […]

LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams scored a whopping 45 points off the bench on Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a performance Derrick Rose has seen countless times even before Williams got to the NBA. Lou Williams played his high school basketball in Georgia, and even though Derrick Rose was in Chicago back then, the […]

Los Angeles Clippers super sub Lou Williams was in his bag on Monday night, scoring a season-high 45 points. In fact, Williams’ 45 points were the most by a reserve since 2009: Lou Williams' 45 points off the bench are the most by any reserve since J.R. Smith on April 13, 2009. #Clippers — Tomer […]

L.A. Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell was upset by a bickering fan during Monday’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He told the fan to “sit over there and be a fan, shut the f*** up.” The Clippers ended up losing the contest to the Timberwolves by a score of 130-120. The Clippers had six players in double […]

During the Los Angeles Clippers contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wolves rookie Josh Okogie caught an alley-oop from halfcourt from Jeff Teague. if you aren't into halfcourt-alley-oop-and-ones we can't help you pic.twitter.com/KrilZgMQbB — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 12, 2019 Okogie this season has been excellent for the Wolves. He’s averaged 22.4 minutes, scoring 7.3 points, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose has missed the last three games due to an ankle injury, but there is good news on the way. The former No. 1 overall pick has seemingly recovered enough to play in Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic: Derrick Rose […]

The Sacramento Kings have come a long way from being the NBA’s laughingstock. Now that they’re no longer the jokes of the Association and one of the more exciting teams, the Kings have become more confident. So confident, in fact, that their official Twitter account felt comfortable enough to throw some major shade at one of the […]

The L.A. Clippers were supposed to take a step back after the trade deadline and probably wanted to. Their primary justification for trading Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers wasn’t missing the playoffs, but doing so would indeed be helpful given the team’s imminent pursuit of Anthony Davis this summer. Los Angeles’ first-round pick is […]

The Boston Celtics are currently dominating the Los Angeles Clippers at TD Garden. They just scored 74 points in the first half. Celtics tally their highest scoring half of the season with 74 points against the Clippers. — Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) February 10, 2019 The Celtics are coming off a 129-128 loss against their archrivals, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have waived forward Michael Beasley. The team announced Saturday that they are moving on from the former No. 2 overall pick, just two days after acquiring him from the Los Angeles Lakers. Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times reported the news. Michael Beasley has officially been waived, Clippers announce. — Andrew Greif (@AndrewGreif) […]

Marcin Gortat made headlines yesterday when he delivered Twitter clapbacks to trolls. Now, he’s using social media for a more emotional reason. Following the trade deadline, Gortat was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers, and he took to Instagram to thank the organization. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtoDQTKBtF9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading Gortat went on to say that while he wished he could […]

The Indiana Pacers cruised to an easy victory on Wednesday against the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers, with a final score of 116-92. However, one of the more memorable moments of the contest actually had nothing to do with basketball. At the midway point of the third quarter, an uninvited intruder in the form of a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a busy week leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline. Their activity continued after the deadline, as they officially waived point guard Milos Teodosic, the team announced. The team has waived Milos Teodosic. https://t.co/l3qKzYCvTg — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) February 8, 2019 Teodosic, 31, originally signed with the Clippers in the […]

The LA Clippers shocked the league when they traded Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this week. The move appeared to be with the offseason in mind, as they follow in the footsteps of the New York Knicks in positioning themselves to take a swing at two max-level players this summer. Sam Amick of […]

After an eventful week leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline, it is finally in the rearview mirror and the dust is starting to settle. With a ton of movement, many around the league are just now able to exhale after living on the edge of their seat the past few days. Among those traded, […]

For NBA fans, this week is the time everyone turns on their notifications on Twitter to get the latest trade news from Adrian Wojnarowski. This year, we were given an early present before the trade deadline on February 7th. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers made a move to acquire Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers traded Ivica Zubac to the Los Angeles Clippers minutes before the trade deadline passed. Despite being involved in several trade rumors, Zubac had nothing but great things to say about the Lakers in his farewell message: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmEngBAjbc/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1r43chfnsv6d Ivica Zubac was selected 32nd overall by the Lakers in the 2017 draft, and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will reportedly waive small forward Michael Beasley and point guard Milos Teodosic, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Clippers acquired Beasley from the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Teodosic signed with the franchise in the summer of 2017. The 31-year-old was making $6,300,000 this season and has only played in […]

The L.A. Clippers plan to waive center Marcin Gortat to complete their recent deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Gortat has interest in joining the Golden State Warriors, though the latter will likely stand pat and survey the free agent field before making a decision, according to ESPN’s Chris […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded center Ivica Zubac and forward Michael Beasley to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mike Muscala, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers were not able to acquire Anthony Davis before the trade deadline, but did make some moves before time was up, getting a stretch-five in Muscala and parting […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded forward JaMychal Green and guard Garrett Temple to the L.A. Clippers for shooting guard Avery Bradley, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies have finally acquiesced to the rebuild, trading away some of their key contributors, including Marc Gasol in a recent trade with the Toronto Raptors. Shedding Green and […]

Danilo Gallinari has missed the last 10 games due to back spasms. However, the Los Angeles Clippers forward has recovered enough to play in Thursday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, according to a report from Andrew Grief of the Los Angeles Times. Danilo Gallinari will play tonight after missing the last 10 games with […]

The L.A. Clippers pulled off a blockbuster deal late Monday night, trading away star forward Tobias Harris along with Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers. In return, the Clippers received Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, and Mike Muscala. The Clippers also received the Sixers’ 2020 first round pick, the Miami Heat’s 2021 unprotected first […]

In lieu of his trade to the Sixers, Boban Marjanovic decided to send out a thank you message to the Clippers organization and its fans. Though he’ll no longer be with the Clippers, the Serbian-born big man says Los Angeles will always be home. “Thank you to the Clippers staff, front office, trainers, coaches, and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have every reason to be bold, but that doesn’t mean the short-term ramifications of trading Tobias Harris are much easier to swallow. Considered by most an afterthought in a loaded Western Conference leading up to the 2018-19 season, the Clippers have played pretty much exactly as expected given their coaching staff […]